Shannon Bond
NPR reporter who broke the story about the State Department removing pre-2025 X posts, providing reporting and context on government transparency.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 5min
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
Shannon Bond, an NPR reporter who broke the story on the State Department’s social media purge, explains the decision to delete pre‑Jan. 20, 2025 X posts. She outlines how agencies used to archive public posts. Conversation covers the State Department’s rationale, worries about losing the historical record, and how this move fits a wider pattern of information control.
